Jet2 flight LS-612 made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on October 30th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane heading from Girona, Spain, to East Midlands Airport, England, was diverted due to a fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet2 flight LS-612 made an emergency landing in Rennes, France, on September 25th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane heading from Girona, Spain, to East Midlands Airport, England, was diverted after one of the pilots became unwell.
The plane landed safely.
Ryanair flight FR-1742 had to return and make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on March 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ireland West Airport Knock, Ireland, but had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike that caused damage to the windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-6696 made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on September 24th.
The plane heading from Malta to Edinburgh, Scotland, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient disembarked to receive medical aid.
Icelandair flight FI-746 made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on September 20th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane flying from Keflavik, Iceland, was descending toward East Midlands Airport when the crew noticed an issue with the flaps and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Jet2 flight, on its way from Ibiza, made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on the night of September 3.
According to the airline, emergency landing was made after a “minor electrical fault” was discovered in the plane.
The Boeing 737 landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Jet2 spokesperson later said, “Following a safe arrival at East Midlands Airport of flight LS644 we decided to disembark passengers as quickly as possible as a precautionary safety measure because a minor electrical problem led to some smoke in the cabin….All passengers were looked after by our airport team and a full investigation is now under way. The safety of our passengers is of paramount importance.”
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has launched an investigation following the incident. “The AAIB has deployed a team to investigate a serious incident to a commercial airliner that occurred at East Midlands Airport on the evening of Wednesday September 3,” AAIB statement said.